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Oleanda | 10:51 Thu 13th Jul 2006 | Home & Garden
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Is it OK to put rhubarb leaves in the compost bin, as they are poisonous?
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The leaves have oxaylic acid in them, which would decay on composting.
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Thankyou.
Just don't feed them to any pets
Best thing to do (saw it on the telly last week) is to put them in a barrel of water until they really stink, then water your plants with it .... superb
http://www.compostguide.com has a stack of info to help as well plus has further info at the foot of the page.

also: http://www.recyclenow.com/home_composting/usef ul_info/compost_mixture.html site has some detials you may find useful.
Naz doesnt say for what purpose you water your plants with Rhubarb solution. I found this, which indicates its for the treatment of Greenfly, Blackfly etc .
Basically you boil up a few pounds of rhubarb leaves in a few pints of water for about 15 or 20 minutes, allow to cool,
then strain the liquid into a suitable container. Dissolve some soap flakes in this liquid and use it to spray against aphids.
Sorry, yes ... it's mostly to keep away greenfly & blackfly ...

thanks for pinting that out, BriWrite
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Anyone else noticed how few greenfly there are about this year?
you say that like it's a bad thing
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No, just an observation.
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